raising beef cattle to be the most rewarding and best suited enterprise for a small farm.

If you own and/or happen to be living on a few acres you may have the resources to raise a few beef cattle. Small beef cattle farms and ranches are becoming popular as a means to supplement off farm income.

Beef production is a large and important segment of American agriculture and one of the largest industries in the world. Beef enterprises work well with grain, orchard, vegetable, or other crop operations. Cattle can make efficient use of feed resources that have little alternative use, such as crop residues, marginal cropland, untillable land, or rangeland that cannot produce crops other than grass.

For people who own land but work full-time off the farm, a beef enterprise can be the least labor-intensive way to utilize their land. A cattle enterprise can use family or surplus labor. Calving, weaning, vaccinations, castration, and weighing can be planned for times when labor is available.